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package org.netbeans.modules.web.jsf.dialogs;

import javax.swing.AbstractButton;
import javax.swing.text.JTextComponent;

/**
 * ValidatingPanel.java
 *
 * @author mkuchtiak
 */
public interface ValidatingPanel {

    /** Returns error message or null according to component values
     * @return error message or null (if values are correct)
     */
    public String validatePanel();

    /** Returns the array of components (radio buttons, check boxes) whose state-change can influence
     * the data correctness
     */
    public AbstractButton[] getStateChangeComponents();
    
    /** Returns the array of text components (text fields, text areas) whose document-change can influence
     * the data correctness
     */
    public JTextComponent[] getDocumentChangeComponents();
}
